Where the Nurses are Pretty and the Doctors are Pissed

Albert Pratt invented a gun helmet for soldiers fighting in the First World War.

It featured a large bore barrel protruding from the front with a metal sighting device descending from it. The gun was fired by an ingenious air pipe that doubled as a chin strap. Unfortunately the noise of each shot combined with the recoil gave soldiers terrible headaches and made them very dizzy.

Another early 20th century military hat was this one with chain mail to protect the eyes from shell fragments

Earlier still was James Boyle’s 1896 self tipping hat which allowed Victorian gentlemen to salute others without having to use their hands

At one point in my life I had a beer hat with which you could continuously suck beer through a series of straws. But that eventually got exchanged for the flask. Much more discreet, I think. Yes, you were right, my favorite by far is the ‘Nude Under Black Hat.” I could really use that mosquito netting!

I’d like to hear more from frigginloon [12:08PM]about mosquito nets up her bum crack. Never realized such a problem existed. Since mosquitos are attracted to CO2 exhalations, I wonder why, um, ah, hmmm.

[…] Pratt claimed that his invention allowed the gunman to keep his hands and feet free for self-defense (or running if they missed their target). He also claimed that the gun’s recoil would be countered by the automatic spring back of the breech-bolt. Despite this claim, the biggest complaint from those who tested his gun was that the recoil and the noise gave them a headache and made them dizzy. […]